I have met the Enigma before with his band in Tampa. Interesting guy. Ive known people like this most of my life. Personally I had never seen any
problem with people doing what they want to their bodies and think that society places a lot of emphasis on image(mask).

I have a friend who used to manage a Tattoo shop. He had his heart set on becoming a tattoo artist and worked and saved money to afford an
apprenticeship with a well known tattoo artist in the area. The artist told him he had to be initiated. This implied an unusual tat in an unusual
area. My friend chose ram horns on his head for determination and the symmetry he said. The artist a few months into his apprenticeship relapsed on
drugs and skipped town leaving my friend high and dry on the apprenticeship/and a job.

My friend was disillusioned by this and gave up on his dream. His personality changed. He is very shy now a complete turn around from before and
nervous/ depressed I worry about him sometimes he started losing his hair and couldn't cover the massive horns on his head even though he removed all
his piercings and hid his other tats. He has problems finding a job. He is afraid to go to church. I worry he will end up like this guy one day, a
suicide.

The problem to me is not whether someone wants to do this to themselves its a matter of people being young and not understanding life. The cat man was
probably a dreamer but couldn't cope with the treatment he received from society. Hopefully he will be a reminder to others that life is hard and
cruel and while you are free to pursue life any way you want there are consequences.

Suicide is a terrible thing. He obviously had some identity/insecurity/psychological issues that definitely needed to be addressed. I am interested to
know what kind of childhood he had. He was probably ridiculed his whole life. I hope he is now at peace…

Like I said in a previous post, I would like to know more about his childhood. I think many people seek attention in a great many ways. As a child, he
probably didn’t get the attention he so much needed, and later on in life, found other ways in obtain it.

What kind of Native Chief tells a member of his own people to follow the ways of an animal that is on the other side of the world,.. in ASIA! It
couldn't be a mountain lion, he had to follow the tiger...

What kind of Native Chief tells a member of his own people to follow the ways of an animal that is on the other side of the world,.. in ASIA! It
couldn't be a mountain lion, he had to follow the tiger...

The way of the ''animal'' is more like a hollywood chick getting a boobjob and a facial, atleast she can be a ''maneater'' when the job is
done. The only thing this guy ate was a hole through his wallet.

Messages from the Native Chief are open to interpretation, you see an ''animal'' I see a ''Hipster,'' his vintage shirts from Urban Outfitter
didn't arrive in time, leaving him ostracized by the group.

I thought "wow, this guy must really like cats!". It wasn't till several years later that I learned that he had an Indian heritage and had been told
(supposedly) after a discussion with a Native chief who told him he needed to 'follow the ways of the tiger.'

Dennis, a native American, part Huron, part Lakota had spent more than $200.000 on plastic surgery to make himself look as a tiger.

Johnny, the most hilarious part about this story is.. he was told by a "chief" about following the way of the "tiger". Siince there are no tigers
indigenous to North America.. I think he got one of those special white folks' totem animal ceremonies. Or maybe the "chief" told him sabre tooth
tiger, and he is actually following its way of becoming extinct.

At least Jaguar Man got the correct animal for the correct indigenous animals
of said continent.

Im NDN and resent that BS.... totem animals and BS. Give me a break! Both of my parents are rez born... no special animals given to them or any of us.
Maybe the chief called him a "derogatory name for wimps that is a slang name for cats" and he ran with it.

The New York Daily News reported that Avner served in the U.S. Navy as a sonar technician before he began his quest to make his own likeness as close
as possible to that of a female tiger.

Stalking Cat had all of his teeth replaced with dentures that resembled tiger fangs, attached whiskers to the 18 piercings above his lip, had the tips
of his ears pointed, had nose and forehead implants, got injections throughout his face and received tattoos that ended up covering his body almost
entirely.

I actually met him once and we chatted about his appearance amongst other things.

He wore the metal bits in public most generally as children tended to pull on the whisker attachments that also fit into the same piercing slots. He
was honestly just a generally approachable and interesting guy to talk to really sucks to see he was going through so much and decided to end it this
way, if that is indeed the case.

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